WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY (WMU) - KOREA MARITIME INSTITUTE (KMI) MINISTRY OF OCEANS AND FISHERIES, KOREA (MOF)
CAPFISH WORKSHOP 2: CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECT TO PROGRESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING PROGRAMME, INFORMATION & BIOGRAPHIES BOOKLET 15-18 February 2022 09:00 - 18:00 CET Onsite in Malmö, Sweden Online via Zoom Webinar
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Tuesday 15 February 2022 Day 1: The Global Problem of IUU Fishing and the Role of the UN Agences in the Fight Against It Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom Webinar
09:30 - 10:00 -
Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President, World Maritime University Mr. Hyuntae Kim, Director-General, International Cooperation Policy Bureau, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea Dr. Jong-Deog Kim, President, Korea Maritime Institute
10:00 - 10:50 -
Welcome and Introductions
Keynote Presentation: The Global Problem of IUU Fishing
Professor U. Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia
10:50 - 11:20
Refreshment Break
11:20 - 12:10
Expert Presentation: The History and Role of the FAO in the Fight Against IUU Fishing
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Dr. Matthew Camilleri, Food and Agriculture Organization Ms. Alicia Mosteiro, Food and Agriculture Organization
12:10 - 13:10
Lunch Break at World Bistro
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Tuesday 15 February 2022 Day 1: The Global Problem of IUU Fishing and the Role of the UN Agencies in the Fight Against It Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom Webinar
13:10 - 14:00 -
Dr. Matthew Camilleri, Food and Agriculture Organization Ms. Alicia Mosteiro, Food and Agriculture Organization
14:00 - 14:50 -
Expert Presentation: The FAO's Port State Measures Agreement
Expert Presentation: The ILO's Role in the Fight Against IUU Fishing and the Work in Fishing Convention (C188)
Mr. Brandt Wagner, International Labour Organization
14:50 - 15:20
Refreshment Break
15:20 - 16:10
Expert Presentation: The IMO's Role in the Fight Against IUU Fishing and the Cape Town Agreement
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Ms. Sandra Allnutt, International Maritime Organization
16:10 - 17:00
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Expert Presentation: Design Aspects of Fishing Vessels - The Importance of Ratifying the Cape Town Agreement to Provide Design Standards and an Inspection Regime from a Flag State Point of View
Dr. Miguel Nunez, Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Spain
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Tuesday 15 February 2022 17:00 - 18:00 -
Panel Discussion: The Need for Interagency Cooperation to Tackle the Complex Problem of IUU Fishing
Professor Francis Neat (Moderator), World Maritime University Professor U. Rushid Sumaila, University of British Columbia Dr. Matthew Camilleri, Food and Agriculture Organization Ms. Alicia Mosteiro, Food and Agriculture Organization Mr. Brandt Wagner, International Labour Organization Ms. Sandra Allnutt, International Maritime Organization Dr. Miguel Nunez, Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Spain Dr. Junghee Cho, Korea Maritime Institute
18:00 - 20:30
Drinks Reception and Dinner at World Bistro
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Wednesday 16 February 2022 Day 2: Multidisciplinary Approaches Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom
09:00 - 09:50
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Dr. Claire Delpeuch, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
09:50 - 10:40 -
Expert Presentation: Fighting IUU Fishing: An OECD Perspective on Best Policies and Practices
Expert Presentation: Socioeconomic Considerations of IUU Fishing and Implementing Effective Countermeasures
Professor Andrew Baio, University of Sierra Leone
10:40 - 11:10
Refreshment Break
11:10 - 12:00
Expert Presentation: IUU Fishing: A Threat to Human and National Security
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Dr. Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, St. Andrews University, Scotland
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break at World Bistro
13:00 - 13:50
Expert Presentation: Tackling IUU Fishing and Violations of Decent Work via International Agreements on Fisheries
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Professor Laura Carballo Pineiro, University of Vigo, Spain
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Wednesday 16 February 2022 Day 2: Multidisciplinary Approaches Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom
13:50 - 14:40 -
Expert Presentation: Collaboration in the Fight Against IUU Fishing: Analysis, Coordination, Enforcement and Maritime Security
Ms. Dawn Borg Costanzi, The Pew Charitable Trusts
14:40 - 15:10
Refreshment Break
15:10 - 16:45
Panel Discussion: Why Multidisciplinary Approaches are Needed to Tackle IUU Fishing
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Dr. Kathleen Auld (Moderator), World Maritime University Dr. Claire Delpeuch, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Professor Andrew Baio, University of Sierra Leone Dr. Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, St. Andrews University, Scotland Professor Laura Carballo Pineiro, University of Vigo, Spain Ms. Dawn Borg Costanzi, The Pew Charitable Trusts
19:00 - 21:00
Expert Dinner at World Bistro
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Thursday 17 February 2022 Day 3: Practitioner and Authority Perspectives Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom
09:00 - 09:50 -
Mr. Francisco Blaha, Independent Expert, New Zealand
09:50 - 10:40 -
Expert Presentation: IUU Fishing and the Western Central Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishery: Reality and Challenges
Expert Presentation: Tools in RFMOs to Fight Against IUU Fishing
Ms. Jung-re Riley Kim, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea
10:40 - 11:10
Refreshment Break
11:10 - 12:00
Expert Presentation: Transparency and Technology to Tackle IUU Fishing
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Ms. Courtney Farthing (with Mr. Duncan Copeland), Global Fishing Watch
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break at World Bistro
13:00 - 13:50
Expert Presentation: Korea's Fisheries Monitoring System: Using Cutting-Edge Technology to Monitor and Control Distant Water Fisheries
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Mr. Seunghyun Kim, Fisheries Monitoring Center
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Thursday 17 February 2022 Day 3: Practitioner and Authority Perspectives Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom
13:50 - 14:40 -
Expert Presentation: Perspective on IUU Fishing: Korean Experience
Dr. Deukhoon (Peter) Han, Korea Maritime Institute
14:40 - 15:10
Refreshment Break
15:10 - 16:45
Panel Discussion: How Effective are Anti-IUU Fishing Regulations and What are the Main Challenges to Adoption and Implementation?
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Professor Laura Carballo Pineiro (Moderator), University of Vigo, Spain Mr. Francisco Blaha, Independent Expert, New Zealand Ms. Jung-re Riley Kim, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea Dr. Deukhoon (Peter) Han, Korea Maritime Institute Mr. Seunghyun Kim, Fisheries Monitoring Center Ms. Courtney Farthing, Global Fishing Watch
16:45
Close Day 3
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Friday 18 February 2022 Day 4: Safety at Sea and Operational Case Studies Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom
09:50 - 10:40 -
Expert Presentation: Overview of Fishing/Fisher Safety in Relation to IUU Fishing
Mr. Ari Gudmundsson, Independent Expert, Iceland
10:40 - 11:10
Refreshment Break
11:10 - 12:00
Expert Presentation: IUU Fishing and Crime in the Caribbean
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Cdr. Judy-Ann Neil, Independent Expert, Jamaica
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Break at World Bistro
13:00 - 13:50
Expert Presentation: Fighting IUU Fishing at Sea in the South Atlantic: The Argentinian Coast Guard Achievements, Applied Technology and Maritime Intelligence
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LCDR. Fernando Roberto Rodriguez, Argentinian Coast Guard
13:50 - 14:40
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Expert Presentation: Canada's Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and Enforcement, and International IUU Fishery Initiatives
Professor Neil Bellefontaine World Maritime University and Independent Expert, Canada
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WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, Friday 18 February 2022 Day 4: Safety at Sea and Operational Case Studies Central European Time (CET), Onsite in Malmö, Sweden and Online via Zoom
14:40 - 15:10
Attendee Feedback and Refreshment Break
15:10 - 16:45
Panel Discussion: Practical Lessons and Real World Challenges
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Professor Raphael Baumler (Moderator), World Maritime University Mr. Ari Gudmundsson, Independent Expert, Iceland Cdr. Judy-Ann Neil, Independent Expert, Jamaica LCDR. Fernando Roberto Rodriguez, Argentinian Coast Guard Professor Neil Bellefontaine, World Maritime University and Independent Expert, Canada Dr. Han Seon Park, Korea Maritime Institute Assistant Professor Anish Hebbar, World Maritime University
16:45 - 17:00 -
Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Dr. Junghee Cho, Korea Maritime Institute Dr. Kathleen Auld, World Maritime University
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WORKSHOP INFORMATION ZOOM GUIDELINES AND WORKSHOP TECHNICAL INFORMATION -
Onsite Participation in WMU Auditorium, World Maritime University, Malmö. Virtual Participation, kindly use this Zoom link below: https://wmu.zoom.us/j/69971990821
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Speakers are welcome to join the workshop any time from 09:00am CET on 15 and 18 February and 8:30am CET on 16-17 February.
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With the exception of panel discussions, the workshop will be recorded for educational purposes. Online participants will be asked to consent when the workshop starts/is live.
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Photographs and screenshots of speakers will be taken during the workshop. These photographs may be used on the organisers' websites, social media channels, and in educational reports, unless requested otherwise.
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Participants agree not to make recordings or take photographs or screenshots while the workshop is in session.
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Online participants are encouraged to have their videos turned on and audio muted.
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Online speakers will share their presentations via share screen on the Zoom link. Onsite speakers will control their presentations from the podium.
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Speakers will present for 40 minutes with a 10 minute session for questions and discussion after the presentation. Speakers are asked to be mindful of the time when presenting. The session moderator will inform the speakers when there are 5 minutes remaining in the session.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry President of the World Maritime University (WMU) Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry (LL.B, LL.M, Ph.D International Law) joined WMU as President in the summer of 2015. Prior to joining WMU, she served as the Director of the International Labour Standards Department of the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Doumbia-Henry began her career at the University of the West Indies, Barbados, as a lecturer in law. She later worked with the Iran-US Claims Tribunal in The Hague, The Netherlands and then joined the ILO in 1986 where she served both as a senior lawyer of the Organization and in several management positions. As the Director of the International Labour Standards
Department, she was responsible for developing the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and remained responsible for it until she joined WMU. Since the late 1990s, she led the ILO participation in a number of IMO/ILO interagency collaborations on several issues of common interest to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and ILO, including the Joint IMO/ILO Ad Hoc Expert Working Groups on Fair Treatment of Seafarers and on Liability and Compensation regarding Claims for Death, Personal Injury and Abandonment of Seafarers.
Hyuntae Kim Director General, International Cooperation Policy Bureau, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), Republic of Korea Mr. Hyuntae Kim has served as Director General for the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) of the Republic of Korea since December 2021. He has also served as the Director General of the Maritime Affairs and Safety Policy Bureau of the MOF from 2020 to 2021. Since 2013, he served as the Director of the Maritime Safety Police Division, as the Director of the International Cooperation Division and
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as the Director of the Marine Environment Policy Division of the MOF. He was also dispatched to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) from 2010 to 2013. He obtained a B.A. in political science and international studies from Hanyang University, Korea, and completed his Master?s Degree in Public Administration at the University of Exeter, UK.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Jong-Deog Kim President of the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) Dr. Jong-Deog Kim is the President of Research at the Korea Maritime Institute, which is a government-affiliated organization in the Republic of Korea. He has served as division directors of several divisions, including the strategy research division. He was the Arctic policy research program manager, including for the North Pacific Arctic Conference in the Korea
Maritime Institute. He has led and participated in several national projects on coastal and ocean policy and international marine environmental relations in his research career. Kim has a Ph.D. in Oceanic Architecture and Engineering from Nihon University, and an M.A. and a B.A from Seoul National University.
Francis Neat Professor, Sustainable Fisheries Management, Ocean Biodiversity and Marine Spatial Planning, World Maritime University, Nippon Foundation Chair Professor Neat joined WMU in 2019 where he is currently Head of Specialization for Ocean Sustainability, Governance and Management in WMU?s Masters in Maritime Affairs. From Scotland, he has a broad research background in freshwater and marine ecosystems and management. Prior to joining WMU he was a principal researcher at the Scottish Government?s Marine Laboratory and then Head of Strategic Research at the Marine Stewardship Council. His past research focused on deepwater marine ecosystems, the migration of fish and the impacts of fishing on the marine environment. His research has been applied to fisheries management and marine policy development, including the implementation of a network of Marine Protected Areas and the EU policy on deep-water fishing regulations. He has a
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particular interest in the marine ecosystems, fisheries and management of the High Seas. He has published around 90 peer review papers and undertaken extensive science advisory work for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, IUCN, FAO and the European Commission at the UN. His teaching experience has been mainly at Masters level and includes fish ecology (Aberdeen University) and global fisheries (Imperial College, London). He currently teaches the ?Ocean Processes and Human Impacts? course at WMU. He has supervised numerous post-graduate students, many to PhD level. His current students' research is focused on fishing and IUU fishing, marine debris and Sargassum, gender equality in ocean science and the progressing the sustainable development goals.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) U. Rashid Sumaila University Killam Professor, The University of British Columbia Rashid Sumaila is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia. His research focuses on bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such as fisheries subsidies, marine protected areas, illegal fishing, climate change, marine plastic pollution, and oil spills. Dr. Sumaila received his Ph.D. (Economics) from the University of Bergen and his B.Sc. (Quantity Surveying) from the Ahmadu Bello University. Sumaila is widely
published and cited. He won the 2017 Volvo Environment Prize and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019. His interest in the environment started early in life when his grandfather used to say people should ?walk as if the ground feels pain? ? he believes this is sophisticated environmentalism. His specific interest in ocean and fisheries was picked in Norway. Sumaila enjoys exploring novel ideas and mentoring future thinkers. He loves waking up each day thinking of how best to contribute to ensuring that we bequeath a healthy ocean to our children and grandchildren so they too can have the option to do the same.
Matthew Camilleri Leader of the Fisheries Global and Regional Processes Team, Food and Agriculture Organization Dr. Matthew Camilleri, graduated in fisheries science and ocean science from the University of Plymouth (UK) where he went on to obtain a Ph.D. in fisheries management. Dr Camilleri served as consultant to the Maltese government on fisheries management and as Head of the Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences between 1998 and 2007. During that period, he played a key role in developing the Maltese fisheries sector and in building Malta?s capacity to monitor and manage its fisheries in line with the European Union?s Common Fisheries Policy. He also acted as national focal point for regional scientific projects of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and for scientific programmes of the European Union. Dr Camilleri joined FAO in 2007 and currently occupies the position of Leader of the Fisheries Global
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and Regional Processes Team within the Organization. His responsibilities include the promotion and monitoring of the implementation of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and other international fisheries instruments, especially those aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Dr Camilleri served as Technical Secretary for the FAO Technical Consultations which adopted the international Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance and Voluntary Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gear. He also serves as Technical Secretary to the meetings of the Parties to the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures and leads FAO?s capacity development programme on the implementation of the Agreement and complementary instruments.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Alicia Mosteiro Fishery Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization Ms. Mosteiro joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2010 where she currently focuses her work in the international fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as an FAO Fishery Officer and Programme Coordinator for the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels. Prior to
working with FAO, Ms. Mosteiro worked at EU Commission DG Mare, MarineLab Aberdeen, Malta Fisheries Ministry and, Spanish Fisheries Ministry among others. Ms. Mosteiro holds an MRes. on Fisheries Management from Aberdeen University, UK, an MSc. in Marine Biology from University of Calais, France and a BSc. Marine Sciences from University of Vigo, Spain.
Brandt Wagner Head, Transport and Maritime Unit, Sectoral Policies Department, International Labour Organization Brandt Wagner is the Head of the Transport and Maritime Unit of the Sectoral Policies Department of the International Labour Office, the secretariat of the International Labour Organization. He is a former deck officer, marine engineering and navy reserve officer. Prior to the ILO, he worked for United States Lines, the Council of American Flag Ship Operators, the National Association of Stevedores and PCCI Marine Engineering. He joined the ILO in 1990, where he has been involved in all ILO shipping and fishing work, including the development and
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implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended, the Seafarers?Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185), as amended, and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188). Mr. Wagner frequently represents the ILO at meetings of the IMO, the FAO, the Paris MOU on Port State Control and other international and regional bodies. His unit at the ILO covers all forms of air, land and sea transport, and commercial fishing. Mr. Wagner is the ILO focal point for UN-OCEANS.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Sandra Allnutt Head, Marine Technology and GBS, International Maritime Organization Mrs. Sandra Rita Allnutt graduated from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (Brazil) in 1993, as a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer. Upon graduation, she started further studies to obtain a Master of Science degree on Ship Hull Structures at the aforementioned university, and at the same time started her career as an Assistant Professor at the College of Technology of Jahu, in the State of São Paulo. In 1996, she completed a specialization course in Japan (Yokohama), on Ship Safety and Marine Pollution Prevention, granted by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). In 1998, after the conclusion of her Master of Science degree on Ship Hull Structure, she went to Sweden, where she studied for a new Master?s degree on Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection, at the World Maritime University (WMU). In 1999, after receiving her second Master?s degree, she started working for Lloyd?s Register of
Shipping, in Denmark (Copenhagen), as a Structural Plan Approval Surveyor. In 2001, Mrs. Allnutt moved to Germany (Hamburg), where she worked for Germanischer Lloyd, first in Ship Hull Structure plan approval, and later on Tonnage and Load Lines plan approval, until her appointment to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the Secretary of the former Sub?Committee on Fire Protection (FP), in 2005.After working for 5 years serving the FP Sub?Committee, she took over the Sub?Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) until the restructuring of the sub-committees, when she became the Secretary of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC).Currently, she supervises the work of the Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) and SDC Sub?Committees and is responsible for fishing vessels safety and GBS matters.
Miguel Nunez Director of Programmes/Investigator, Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, CEHINAV Investigation Group, ETSIN Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Miguel J. Núñez-Sanchez is a civil servant of the Spanish Government, currently working as Director of Programmes in the Ministry for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda and investigator at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). Previously he was detached to the European Maritime Safety Agency and as Maritime Affairs Attaché at the Embassy of Spain in London, working as Permanent Member of the Spanish Delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for six years, chairing working groups in different matters. Before this he was Head
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of Unit of Technology and Technical Support at the Spanish Directorate of Merchant Marine, dealing with multiple national and international issues, such as fishing vessels, and before this PSCO, flag inspector class surveyor in two major classification societies. He is Msc Naval Architect and Ocean Engineering and holds a PhD at UPM related to fishing vessels and the fisheries sector, a Master of Maritime Law and Shipping Degree at ICADE and post degrees in Advanced Statistics and Port Management.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Junghee Cho Vice President of Management, Korea Maritime Institute Dr. Junghee Cho studied Oceanography at Inha University, Korea (1991, B.A.), Coastal Zone Management at Nova Southeastern University, USA (1994, M.A.), Natural Resource Economics (1997, M.A.), and Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (2001, Ph.D.) at the University of Rhode Island, USA. His research areas of interest are Fisheries Resource Management, Fisheries Trade, International Cooperation and Official
Development Assistance on oceans and fisheries. He has been working as a deputy president of the Fisheries Policy Division at Korea Maritime Institute since 2016. Dr. Junghee Cho has participated in numerous professional advisory committees and Korea delegations for the Korean Government as an expert in the oceans and fisheries field.
Claire Delpeuch Acting Head of Unit, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Claire leads the work on fisheries and aquaculture policies at the OECD. She is experienced in conducting evidence-based policy-oriented research on topics related to fisheries and agriculture policies and
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trade, food systems, and regional integration. Prior to joining the OECD, she was a Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris (France), wherefrom she obtained her Ph.D. in economics.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Andrew Baio Associate Professor (Fisheries Economics/Blue Economy and Ocean Governance), University of Sierra Leone Professor Andrew Baio is Associate Professor (Fisheries Economics/Blue Economy & Ocean Governance) at the University of Sierra Leone. Andrew is also a national and international consultant in that specialty for many national and international institutions. He was International Professor (Fisheries Social Science) at the Graduate School of World Fisheries University, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea (2020-2021). Professor Baio holds an
MPhil in Fisheries/Environmental Resource Management (University of Bergen, Norway), Postgraduate Diploma in Social Research Methods, and a PhD in Fisheries/Environmental Resource Economics (University of Portsmouth, UK). This puts him in good stead to triangulate the bio-physical, social and economic perspectives of fisheries and environmental resource governance - thereby offering a holistic standpoint on aquatic and environmental resource stewardship.
Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood Lecturer in Sustainable Development, St. Andrews University Dr. Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood is a lecturer at the University of St. Andrews?School of Geography & Sustainable Development, in Scotland, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the National Defence College?s Institute of Strategic Research and Studies, in Nigeria. Her work advances an interdisciplinary understanding of oceans?sustainability and criminality as a question of resource management, environmental justice, and the disproportionate effects of depleting marine resources on inequality, poverty, and insecurity. Dr Okafor-Yarwood has extensive field research experience with
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strategic maritime stakeholders and communities in West and Central Africa. She regularly consults for regional and international organizations on issues of maritime governance, peace, and security. She was an invited speaker at the Obangame Senior Leadership Symposium facilitated by the U.S. Naval War College in 2020 and 2021. Her current research deepens understanding of maritime security and governance to consider the gendered dimensions of maritime (in)security across the Gulf of Guinea.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Laura Carballo Pineiro Professor of Private International Law, University of Vigo Professor Carballo?Pineiro is currently a Professor of Private Law at the University of Vigo in Spain. Between February 2018 and November 2021 she held the Nippon Foundation Chair of Maritime Labour Law and Policy at the World Maritime University (WMU). Prior to joining WMU she worked at the Universities of Vigo and Santiago de Compostela?in Spain, where she developed her expertise in?private international law, international litigation,?international insolvency?and maritime law.?Professor Carballo Pineiro received a PhD in civil procedure law from the University of Santiago de Compostela and a PhD in private international law from the University of Vigo, where she won the Extraordinary Prize for outstanding doctoral dissertation. She is admitted to practice as a lawyer and has worked as a deputy judge in Spain. As a?Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation,?she has?specialized in international maritime labour law?being her research?published in 2015 by Springer at? the Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs Collection edited by the International Max Planck Research School for Maritime
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Affairs at the Hamburg University. On account of her expertise, she has been?a leading?member of a government-funded? Research Network on Labour, Maritime and Law of the Sea issues based in Spain, but involving researchers across Europe and Latin America. Professor Carballo Pineiro has published in?a number of international journals in English, German, Italian and Spanish.?She?has been visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law, Columbia?Law?School,?the Institute of European and Comparative Law at?Oxford University?and UNCITRAL, and she has taught in a number of institutions in?Europe and?Latin America such as the?Hague Academy of International Law, the? Universities?of Antioquia?and?Medellín?in? Colombia?and the Central University of Venezuela. Her main area?of research is international maritime labour law, in particular?maritime employment, living and working conditions,?seafarers´ identity documents,?collective relations, and? corporate social?responsibility.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Dawn Borg Costanzi Senior Officer, Ending Illegal Fishing, International Fisheries, The Pew Charitable Trusts Dawn Borg Costanzi supports Pew?s international fisheries project by helping regional stakeholders coordinate their efforts with the aim of deterring illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. In doing so, she works with states and external partners to foster collaboration, adopt robust policies, facilitate the exchange of information, and enhance collective capacity for effective enforcement and compliance. Before joining Pew, Borg Costanzi worked for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), where she helped design and develop the Global Record of Fishing
Vessels, a critical information tool in the fight against illegal fishing. She also facilitated the creation of online questionnaires to monitor the application of the FAO?s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Borg Costanzi led a large-scale information management project for the Maltese Fisheries and Aquaculture Department and was data manager for vessel monitoring systems at Malta?s National Fisheries Monitoring Centre. Borg Costanzi holds a bachelor?s degree in information technology from the University of Malta.
Kathleen Auld Research Associate and CAPFISH Project Officer, World Maritime University Dr. Kathleen Auld started as a Research Associate at the World Maritime University in September 2021. She is the Project Officer for the CAPFISH project, which aims to build knowledge and capacity to combat IUU fishing in developing countries and small island states. Before joining WMU, Dr. Auld held Research Assistant positions in the field of environment and trade at the University of Melbourne and University of Cape Town, while completing her LLM and PhD degrees. Her LLM research focused on the use of port state measures as a tool to prevent IUU fishing, while her doctorate considered how
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small-scale fishers and fishing communities could best be provided for in international trade agreements dealing with fisheries subsidies. Prior to starting her LLM, she completed legal articles in Cape Town and is an admitted Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa. Dr. Auld's research focuses primarily on sustainable fisheries and oceans as well as the relationship between trade and fisheries. Her particular research interests include IUU fishing, socio-economic aspects of fishing and ocean governance, and fisheries subsidies.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Francisco Blaha Independent Expert, New Zealand Francisco?s experience ranges across the fisheries sector since the 1980s, starting on the deck of a fishing vessel he worked his way to his present position as an independent fisheries senior advisor for over 30 multilateral organizations, government institutions, NGOs, and technology providers on a wide range of areas, in more than 55 countries worldwide. He gained an MSc in Fisheries Science and then another in Food Science along the way. Based in the South Pacific
since 1991, and in New Zealand since 1995, he is comfortable in fishing boats, factories, research institutions and boardrooms (mostly in that order). He maintains a popular fisheries blog and photographic gallery on his website www.franciscoblaha.info, and was presented the 2019 Seafood Champion Award for his advocacy work in legal fishing and fishing labour rights.
Jung-re Riley Kim Policy Officer, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea Jung-re Riley Kim is a policy officer at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of Korea. She also represents Korea in various regional fisheries management organizations. She has been engaged in multilateral fisheries negotiations more than 10 years now, and has served as the Vice Chair of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, the Western and Central
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Pacific Fisheries Commission, and the Chair of Standing Committee of Compliance and Implementation of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. She is currently serving as the Chair of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Courtney Farthing International Policy Director, Global Fishing Watch Courtney leads Global Fishing Watch?s international policy work. Through strategic engagement with international fora and policy-making processes, the international policy function works to advance our goal of increasing transparency of human activity at sea to drive greater ocean governance. Previously, Courtney worked for The Pew Charitable Trusts?Ending Illegal Fishing Project where she assisted government implementation of policies to
tackle illegal fishing and associated human rights issues. Courtney has consulted for United Nations environment and development initiatives in Asia and the Pacific. She holds a BSc and MSc in Marine Science, specializing in the sustainable management of commercial fisheries. Courtney is based in London, United Kingdom.
Seunghyun Kim Chief Inspector, Fisheries Monitoring Center Seunghyun Kim studied fisheries engineering at Chonnam National University from 2000 to 2003. After graduation, he boarded a purse seiner and spent three years engaging in the Pacific tuna fisheries as a mate until 2007. After a few years of working in a private company, he started his career as a government officer in 2012 by serving as a fisheries inspector on a national fisheries patrol vessel ?Mugungwha No.11?under the operation of the East Sea Fisheries Management Service (ESFM) of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). In
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2014, he started work at the Korean Fisheries Monitoring Center (FMC) and served as an inspector for five years. In 2018, he transferred to the Offshore Fisheries Supervision & Instruction Division of the ESFM. He transferred back to the Korean FMC in 2020, now serving as Chief Inspector. He is currently responsible for the comprehensive management of monitoring activities, and the operation of the Fisheries Monitoring System (FMS) to monitor Korean-flagged distant water fishing vessels fishing outside Korean jurisdiction.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Deukhoon (Peter) Han Director General, International Cooperation Department, Korea Maritime Institute Dr. Deukhoon (Peter) Han has served as Director General and Associate Research Fellow for International Cooperation Division in Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), Busan, Korea since 2010 and currently deals with comprehensive international development cooperation affairs, including planning, development, research and implementation of the Korean Official Development Assistance (ODA) in ocean and fisheries area. Since KMI is designated by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries as specialized agency for the Ministry?s ODA program in 2020, the expansion and enhancement of the program is of his highest interest at this moment. Mainly, his research area is on legal analysis of maritime and fisheries regulations, IUU
fishing, international trade, labor and human rights issues, SDGs and ODA in ocean and fisheries field. Dr. Han has been a frequent legal advisor for the delegation of the Republic of Korea in FAO and UN informal consultation meeting for sustainable fisheries for years. Before joining KMI,he practiced international commerce and trade law,business law and other general legal matters in the States as a New York and D.C. licensed attorney. He obtained his Bachelor of Law and Master of Law from Korea University College of Law. He completed his Juris Doctor degree at University of Kansas and the Master of Law degree at Indiana University-Bloomington in the United States.
Raphael Baumler Professor, Head of Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration, World Maritime University Raphael Baumler holds a Ph.D. in Risk Management and focuses his academic work on the impact of the vessel?s socioeconomical environment on safety and environment. Primarily educated as a dual officer, he has worked on various types of vessels. Dr. Baumler spent 20 years in a seafaring career. He ended this occupation after six years as Master on a large container ship. His sea life drove him to work as Staff Captain on a cruise ship,
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and he completed various assignments as dual Junior Officer on board container ship, ferry, VLCC and supply vessel. He participates or leads IMO national and regional workshops on MARPOL Annex VI and Ballast Water Management Convention. He conducts various IMO projects and participates in several other research projects.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Ari Gudmundsson Self-Employed Consultant and Independent Expert, Iceland Ari Gudmundsson is a retired Head of the Fishing Operations and Technology Branch at FAO. He is educated as a navigation officer and naval architect and has spent some years at sea. Before joining FAO, he held various positions of high responsibility at the Icelandic Maritime Administration. He has actively participated in the work of IMO, ILO and FAO related to the safety of
fishing vessels and fishers, including in the development of the 1993 Torremolinos Protocol, 2007 Work in Fishing Convention and the 2012 Cape Town Agreement. He has also served as Vice-Chairman of the IMO Sub-Committee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF).
Judy-Ann Neil Acting Inspector General, Jamaica Defence Force Commander (Cdr) Judy-Ann Neil has been a serving member of the Jamaica Defence Force since 1998. Her Initial Officers? Training was done at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, UK and she has attended several training courses in USA, Canada, China, Holland and Chile. She holds an MSc with Distinction in National Security and Strategic Studies from the University of the West Indies and an MSc in Maritime Affairs from the World Maritime
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University in Sweden in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Cdr Neil has presented at the 2018 Fish Crime Symposium in Copenhagen; the 7th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit in Trinidad and Tobago and the 2020 Blue Justice Webinar. She is married with a 16 years old daughter Chloe and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal since 2003.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Fernando Roberto Rodriguez Head of the Maritime Domain Division of VTS Directorate, Argentinian Coast Guard (PREFECTURA NAVAL ARGENTINA) Lieutenant Commander Rodriguez has been an Argentine Coast Guard officer since 1998, and is currently Head of the Maritime Domain Division of VTS Directorate. Mr. Rodriguez holds a Degree in Maritime Safety and Security from the University Institute of Maritime Safety and Security of Prefectura Naval Argentina (UIMSS ? Argentinian Coast Guard), with a specialization in Maritime Communications. He has served as a Commissioned Officer in several important maritime districts and VTS Centers of Argentina. Having served for several years as Chief Officer of VTS Mar del Plata (the main fishing port of Argentina), he gained
vast experience in the field of Search and Rescue Operations, Illegal Fishing and VTS Communications. He was appointed as a port State control inspector and flag State inspector without limit in the communication specialty for about fourteen years. Mr. Rodriguez has participated in various international courses, not only as a trainee but also as an instructor. He has attended IMO subcommittee NCSR 5, 7 and 8 Meetings and the IALA E-NAV Committee. He has also participated in Operative Exercises organized by Interpol against Illegal Fishing, and Maritime Intelligence with AQUAPOL.
Neil Bellefontaine Professor, World Maritime University and Independent Expert, Canada Professor Neil Bellefontaine is currently a part time Professor at the World Maritime University (WMU), and previously held the position of Vice President Academic at the University from 2011 to 2018. He was also a Professor and held the Canadian Chair in Marine Environmental Management from 2006 to 2011. Prior to WMU, Professor Bellefontaine was a senior executive (Assistant Deputy Minister level) employed with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and as Regional Director General for the Maritime Region, 1995 to 2006, where he was responsible for the administration of science, oceans and habitat, fisheries and aquaculture, policy and economics, small craft harbours, corporate programs, including the operations of the Canadian Coast Guard. Professor Bellefontaine has an in-depth understanding of fisheries management in Canada having served ~34 years in
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various operational and senior management positions in Fisheries and Oceans Canada. In 1998 Mr. Bellefontaine was presented with the highest award for executive public service - The Outstanding Public Service Award - by the Prime Minister of Canada. He has professional knowledge and research experience in maritime administration, fisheries and aquaculture management, and coastal and oceans management fields. He has studied resource economics (B.Com-Honours Economics - St. Marys University), marine management (MMM Dalhousie University), and executive management (EXADM - Canadian School of Public Management). Professor Bellefontaine maintains active collaborative relationships with governmental leaders, universities, and maritime and ocean industry stakeholders.
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BIOGRAPHIES (in order of appearance) Han Seon Park Research Fellow in Maritime Safety, Korea Maritime Institute Dr. Han-Seon Park has been a director and research fellow of the Maritime Safety Department in the Maritime Industry & Safety Division in the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) since September 2015. He was a former General Manager and the Head of the Green Growth Office in KST (Korea Ship Safety Technology Authority) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) where he has engaged as a principal ship surveyor for about 17 years after working for Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd for 3 years and 4 months as second engineer on board. He graduated from the World Maritime University (Maritime Safety Environment Administration, M.Sc.) in Sweden in 2009 after graduating from the Korea Maritime and Oceans University (Marine Engineering) in 1995 and the Graduate School of Korea Maritime and Oceans
University (Marine Engineering) in 2001. He graduated from the Graduate School of Korea Maritime and Oceans University (Ph.D., Maritime Law & Policy) in 2014. Dr. Park has many times engaged as a consultant and advisor on the IMO capacity-building project against climate change and Climate Change Partnerships for East Asian Countries and GHG-SMART. He also carried out international cooperation projects related to capacity-building for enhancing ship safety in Algeria from 2006 to 2007, building capacity in East Asian Countries to address GHG emissions from ships by IMO-KOICA from 2012 to 2013, and capacity building for ship safety and the marine environment in Indonesia from 2013 to 2015 funded by KOICA. He is currently carrying out MASS and Cybersecurity Project.
Anish Hebbar Assistant Professor, World Maritime University Anish Hebbar?s current work focus includes risk assessment, maritime accident investigation, domestic ship safety and Member State performance. His doctoral work focused on governance of oil spill disasters and his master?s dissertation focused on risk communication. He brings to the World Maritime University, twenty-eight years of experience in the Indian Coast Guard, which he has synthesized in his book, ?Ichigai for the Indian Coast: A proposed doctrine.? He worked on India?s obligations under the OPRC Convention - revising India?s National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan, reviewing plans of ports and oil agencies, strengthening the national response framework, strengthening oil pollution response capacity of ports, development of capacity for HNS response and the SACEP regional contingency plan. He previously worked on implementation of the SAR Convention, consequent to India?s ratification. He served on national
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committees on fisheries policy and sustainable exploitation of marine fisheries resources. He particularly engaged with antipiracy issues (when piracy in the Gulf of Aden was at a peak) and restructuring of India?s national maritime security framework. He has been a part of the Indian delegation to meetings of the IMO MEPC, IOPC Funds, SACEP, HACGAM, ReCAAP, etc. and has participated in bilateral and multilateral high-level meetings and engagements. His sea experience includes search and rescue of man overboard, medical evacuations from merchant vessels, search and rescue of fishing vessels, rescue of vessels held hostage by armed robbers, interdiction of poachers, enforcement of no-fishing zones for protection of endangered species, and safe recovery of ocean data-buoys. He is decorated with the Tatrakshak Medal for meritorious service by the Government of India.
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